Does this use metal gears or plastic?
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The unit is sealed so I cannot see how they designed the motor but I assume -- considering the size -- that it is two speed direct drive.
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I wish I could tell you, but I've never opened it up. I've had mine for almost 2 years now and I absolutely love it.
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Questions asked here, are directed toward customers who've purchased it. It feels heavy, so I'd be surprised if it's plastic. However, if the answer is important to you, you might find the information on their website or contact them directly. It's sealed, so I'd have to break it to know for sure and I really don't care that much. It's an excellent blender, I've owned mine for five years and use it often.
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I don't know. I've not had it open. Feels very well made though. Bought it as a gift for my wife. She loves it.
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The tines/blades of the tiller are metal. As for the actual gears, the casing is made of plastic and you could not see the gears inside. The bolts that held the motor housing/casing and held the tines in place didn't have a problems with stripping, they just flat out snapped off for us. We were able to replace the ones that held the tines together, but when the ones that went into the housing snapped off, we were unable to replace those and the whole device ended up failing.
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Are the gears plastic or metal...I'm getting conflicting answers on site...thanks.
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Hi Jennifer,I cannot visually see the gears because they're encased in a gear box. But I cannot imagine them to be made of plastic. I used the tiller on some pretty hard soil, also embedded with rocks. The tiller did fine. In fact, the tiller prongs (made of metal) sustained the heavy tilling without being bent or broken. I'm pretty happy with its overall performance. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner. Good luck on your experience.
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Metal....aircraft grade aluminum. I think it is better than the plastic one.
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it has a hard plastic base. i have used that one even though i did iuy a metal one too.
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It has pretty heavy duty metal gears. Now that I have used it for a couple months, I would not give it up.
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I can't answer that directly. My biggest concern would be that a metal chain in a short time would wear out the [plastic] roller gears; much faster than the plastic chains and render the whole assembly useless. What do you think?
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Purchased this item last year. Mine does not have metal gears. They are plastic , i took the plastic gearbox apart. You wouldn't want metal since they would rust with the water. The body is cast iron and painted so its protected. Well worth the cost for this item.
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Yes, everything is metal. I have not seen any plastic parts on this machine.
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Plastic wheels. It works well. Only problem I have is the full gauge does not work because the coupler isn't tall enough to grab the threads, with the gauge in place.
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The gear is plastic. However, the cutting blades are metal. My LEM has processed 5 deer since I've had it without any problems. I would recommend it to anyone processing meat. I love it.
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It uses the 6" plastic bolts. I bought some with metal shafts on here but they were crap. The hard plastic fletching
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There are some small bits that Might be metal (collars of couplings). The rest is 100% PLASTIC. Stainless finish...plastic....flex hose...plastic...threads on couplings....plastic.
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I use plastic, my understanding is no metal. in the demonstration on line, a plastic knife is being used to mix the ingredients.
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Funny timing on this question.. had my mower bout 9 months used probably 10 times.. thought gear box had gone south but was just adjustment..was looking at it 15 min ago. so i know the belt from the power shaft drives a gear box but cant confirm if steel or plastic gears.. my guess would be plastic tho as pretty sure gears inside wheels are plastic. But as a side note i do like the mower - plenty of power and lightweight easy to push around trees and such and cuts pretty well.. though if you buy be sure to check that the front axle is correctly positioned and fully locked by tabs near each wheel. mine wasn't but was easy to correct once i saw what was wrong. hope that helps.. Kurt Funny timing on this question.. had my mower bout 9 months used probably 10 times.. thought gear box had gone south but was just adjustment..was looking at it 15 min ago. so i know the belt from the power shaft drives a gear box but cant confirm if steel or plastic gears.. my guess would be plastic tho as pretty sure gears inside wheels are plastic. But as a side note i do like the mower - plenty of power and lightweight easy to push around trees and such and cuts pretty well.. though if you buy be sure to check that the front axle is correctly positioned and fully locked by tabs near each... » Read More Funny timing on this question.. had my mower bout 9 months used probably 10 times.. thought gear box had gone south but was just adjustment..was looking at it 15 min ago. so i know the belt from the power shaft drives a gear box but cant confirm if steel or plastic gears.. my guess would be plastic tho as pretty sure gears inside wheels are plastic. But as a side note i do like the mower - plenty of power and lightweight easy to push around trees and such and cuts pretty well.. though if you buy be sure to check that the front axle is correctly positioned and fully locked by tabs near each wheel. mine wasn't but was easy to correct once i saw what was wrong. hope that helps.. Kurt « Show Less
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I've had two, one for years. Now a replacement because the gears stripped. Both mine have/had plastic gears